Cabinet bathing-tub



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E. PpOOLLINS.

CABINET BATHING TUB.

No. 256,886. Patented Apr. 25, 1882.

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CABINET BATHING' TUB.

No. 256,886. Patented Apr. 25, 1882.

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E. P COLLINS.

CABINET BATHING TUB. No. 256,886. Patented Apr. 25, 1882.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EUGENE F. COLLINS, OF ANSON, MAINE.

CABINET BATHlNG-TUB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 256,886, dated April 25, 1882,

Application filed Jn To all whom zt may concern Beit known that I, EUGENE F. CoLL1Ns,of' Anson', in the county of Somerset and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinet Bathing-Tubs; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and toletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a new mode of combining a bathing-tub with a wash-stand, a box inclosing a basket, a number of drawers, and

a towel-rack, the whole constituting a convenient and cheaply-made article of furniture Figurel is a front view, showing such parts of my device as would appear in that view. The basket D is raised part wayin the box 0. Fig. 2 is an end view. Fig. 3 is a top view, with the box 0 and the wash-bowl box B each swung off to uncover and display the bathingtub A. Fig. 4 is a vertical section lengthwise.

Ais a bathing-tub. B is a wash-bowl receptacle. is a basket held in thebox O. E is a compartment for any vessel. F is a drawer for towels and sponges and brushes. &c. G is a compartment for tub or pail. H is a swinging support for the wash-stand B and the box 0. I is a towel-rack and backboard.

My invention is so arranged that when all the parts, as hereinafter described, are placed together and closed there appears a symmetrical case, which can be set against the wall of a room in the manner of the common box-sink or wash-stand, and it can be substituted for that in a chamber-set. Its length and width are what is suflicient for a convenient bathing-tub. Its height is enough for the depth of the bathing-tub with pail beneath and the wash-bowl set above it, as described below.

The bathing-tub A is made in the usual way, of any suitable substance, and is placed at such a distance from the bottom of my device as will permit of the placing of a pail or other vessel in the compartment Gr for the water to flow into when being drawn from the tub. The remainder of the space beneath the tub which is not used for holding this pail is used as de- G is a box containing a basket. D

is constructed as a box, having a cover, J, turn- 7 ing up upon hinges against the wall of the room, and is attached at the rear outer corner to the end of the backboard, and havingtowel rack I, which is described below. The inner part of the receptacle B may be made in the usual way; and in the drawings I representa shelf, K, for holding a bowl, and use the space between the shelf K and the top of the bathing-tub A as a drawer. There will then be a deeper space beside the shelf K for a waterpitcher to stand in.

O, the box containing the basket D, is attached at the other end of thedevice in amanner similar to that spoken of asholding B,and

the two boxes B and G are made so that they shall be a cover to the bathing-tub A when they are placed in the position as shown in Fig. 1. The box 0 has a cover, J, turning upon hinges against the wall of the room, and

is attached at the rear outer corner to the opposite end of the backboard I from that hold ing the box B.

I preferablyconstruct my invention so as to have the box 0 and the wash-bowl boxB- removable by the use of the well known kind of hinges called loose buttsfor attaching them i so as to be readilyremoved, and is for the purpose, in combination with the box 0, of holding soiled articles of clothing while in waiting for the laundry. Itis well known that in many instances, more especially in childrens garments, there is an offensive smell from unwashed clothes, which may in rooms kept closed in cold weather generate disease, and it is important to have conveniently at hand a close receptacle for them. By means of this part of myinvention such clothing can bestowed away at once; and my basket D within the box 0 serves another purpose. If the soiled clothing be thrown in the usual manner loosely in a heap upon the floor of some closet or elsewhere, it will be necessary to handle it over in takingit up piece by piece at the time of taking it to the laundry, and the person so doing is exposed again to the repulsive and dangerous emanations. By my device this is avoided. The basket D is keptinits covered box G,and the clothes as they cease to be worn are put at once into it, and when they are to be carried away for washingit is only necessary to'lift the basket out, for they are already packed in a convenient article for handling. I

Beneath the bathing-tub A, I make three or more compartments. E is for holding anything which may be desired--as, for instance, a chamber-pot, if my invention is placed in a sleeping-room; also, in case it is convenient to heat the water for bathing in the tub itself when there happens to be no fire ready for the purpose, a heating-lamp of any usual kind can be placed in this compartment beneath the tub and the water be warmed for use. F is a drawer for holding the usual appliances for bathing,such as towels, sponges, brushes, and whatever is wanted for this purpose. G is a compartment for the pail or tub, into which the water used in bathing may be drawn from the bathing-tub A through an opening in the bottom of the tub. These compartments occupy the whole space beneath the bathingtub A.

H and H are moldings attached by hinges at the rear corners of my device immediately beneath the boxes B and G, and made to swing out horizontally underneath those boxes as a support for them to rest on when they are swung off to uncover the bathing-tub. When these moldings are brought in against the ends of my device they constitute a part of the finish, and are made to match with that upon the front. a

I is a backboard extending above the top of the bathing-tub as high as the top of the boxes B andG, and those boxes, when swung into their places over the bathing-tub A, shat back against this board. It serves the purpose ofa towel-rack when the bathing-tub is being used.

It will be perceived that the boxes B and 0, when the bathing-tub A is to be made ready for use, may be swung horizontally oft from the tub orlifted wholly away. It swungaround upon their hinges, they are to be swung only a quarter of a circle, when they will be upheld upon two sides, one of which will rest upon the edge of the end of the bathing-tub and the other upon the swinging support H or E.

It is well known that a very large amount of chamber-furniture is made and sold in sets, one of the number being a wash-stand. My device is well adapted to take the place of this wash-stand in a set, particularly in that class of furniture suited to the means of persons of moderate fortune whose houses do not contain bathing-rooms. It can be made at but little additional cost to that of the wash-stand referred to, and if introduced inits stead throughout the land-would largely promote the health and the well-being of the people.

It is apparent that my device can beset upon casters, so as to be carried easily from room to room, as spoken of. If need be, the whole can be set in a kitchen or other work-room, and when closed up the covers upon the top of the boxes 13' and O can be used as a table for many purposesas ironing clothes, for instance.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States,

lhe cabinet bathing-tub herein described, in combination with the removable wash-stand B, with shelf K, removable box 0, with its cover J, the removable basket D, the com partments E F G, the supports H H, all arranged and constructed as herein set forth. 7

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I aftix mysign'ature in presence of two witnesses.

EUGENE F. ()OLLlNS.

Witnesses:

- JOHN P. KERRIGAN, H. M. SYLVES'IER. 

